Latest Property Headlines
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10 Things to Know About Commercial Property
Oct 19 2015 // Commercial property insurance continues to be a buyer’s market with additional capacity still making its way into an already overcrowded space. In the current market it is important for the insureds to set goals...
Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC Hires Lee Glaser as the Senior Vice President of the Commercial Division
Oct 15 2015 // San Diego, CA, October 15 2015 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a National multi-line program administrator, welcomes Lee Glaser as the new Senior Vice President of the Commercial Division. In his new role, Lee...
Insurance Rules For Valuing Damaged Or Destroyed Property
Oct 13 2015 // Replacement cost does not mean what the client believes or has been told. Insureds assume replacement cost translates into new stuff for old junk – because agents have told them that’s how it works. Well, to be...
Global Property Insurance Premiums Top $360 Billion: Finaccord Survey
Oct 12 2015 // As of the end of 2014 the worldwide property insurance market was worth $360.5 billion in gross written premiums with household (homeowners’) policies making up 54 percent of this total, according to a survey...
American Claims Management Tapped for Constitution Insurance’s Claims Management
Oct 12 2015 // San Diego, CA, October 12 2015– American Claims Management (ACM) has been chosen as the third party claims administrator for Constitution Insurance Company (CIC) for their personal property product division, effective...
European Property Underwriting Forms Capacity Agreement with 3 Risk Partners
Oct 6 2015 // European Property Underwriting Limited (EPU), a London-based property owners MGA, has secured an exclusive capacity arrangement with three risk transfer partners, led by HDI Gerling, with major co/reinsurance...
Berkley Re UK Launches Global Facultative Property Unit; Galea to Lead Team
Oct 5 2015 // Berkley Re UK Limited*, the London-based subsidiary of W. R. Berkley Co., announced it launched a global facultative property unit to provide targeted and tailor-made coverage to global clients, which will “enable...
Underinsurance of Property Is Growing Global Challenge: Swiss Re Report
Oct 5 2015 // The underinsurance of property risk – particularly natural catastrophe risks – has risen steadily over the past 40 years, even though claims payments have increased significantly during that period, according to Swiss...
Report: Florida Cities Most Vulnerable to Storm Surge
Oct 5 2015 // Four of the top eight cities most vulnerable to a major storm surge are located in Florida, according to a new report released by Karen Clark & Company (KCC). The 2015 “Most Vulnerable U.S. Cities to Storm Surge...
Experienced Property Broker Michael Dauth Joins Breckenridge Insurance Services as Vice President
Oct 2 2015 // ATLANTA, Ga., October 2, 2015 — Michael Dauth has joined Breckenridge Insurance Services, a leading specialty wholesale commercial brokerage firm, as vice president, broker. With more than 20 years of insurance...
Great American Insurance Names Niehaus Property/Casualty Sr. VP
Sep 25 2015 // Great American Insurance Group based in Cincinnati, Ohio, has named James (Jim) R. Niehaus was named senior vice president and chief information officer of its Property and Casualty Group. Jim Niehaus Niehaus joined the...
Intellectual Property: Case of the Monkey’s Selfie and Animals’ Copyright
Sep 25 2015 // A macaque monkey who took now-famous selfie photographs should be declared the copyright owner of the photos, rather than the nature photographer who positioned the camera, animal-rights activists contend in a novel...
CoreLogic Adds Probabilistic Flood Model to Risk Management Program
Sep 25 2015 // CoreLogic, a residential property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider, has released an expanded version of its natural catastrophe risk management program, which features a probabilistic flood model...
Construction Defect Analysis for Occurrence and Manifestation Occurrence Form Policies
Sep 21 2015 // The commercial general liability (CGL) policy is the standard insurance policy used for construction liability risks. Because of this, a question often arises as to whether or not the policy that’s in force when the...
Florida Issues Citizens’ 2016 Commercial Lines Rate Order
Sep 18 2015 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued an Order establishing the 2016 commercial lines rates for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens). The overall estimated statewide average rate changes are...
Intellectual Property News: KitKat, Williams Sonoma, Whole Foods, Skechers, Segway, GoDaddy, Apple
Sep 18 2015 // This wrap-up of recent intellectual property cases covers chocolate bar shapes, cookware designs, sneaker similarities, Korean TV copyright device, Quizno’s commercials, personal transporter technology, Oscar award...
Underinsurance of Property Is Growing Global Challenge: Swiss Re Report
Sep 15 2015 // The underinsurance of property risk – particularly natural catastrophe risks – has risen steadily over the past 40 years, even though claims payments have increased significantly during that period, according to Swiss...
Report: Florida Cities Most Vulnerable to Storm Surge
Sep 15 2015 // Four of the top eight cities most vulnerable to a major storm surge are located in Florida, according to a new report released by Karen Clark & Company (KCC). The 2015 “Most Vulnerable U.S. Cities to Storm Surge...
TDI Posts Summary of Bills Affecting Property/Casualty Insurers
Sep 9 2015 // The Texas Department of Insurance has produced a summary of various bills passed by the Texas Legislature this year that impact property/casualty insurance companies. Many but not all of the following were effective Sept....
Florida Approves Citizens’ 2016 Rates With Minor Adjustments
Sep 9 2015 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved a slate of 2016 property insurance rates for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. In an order signed September 8 by Florida Commissioner Kevin McCarty, FLOIR set the...
